Combined rail and tie brace.



W. H. GARRETT.

COMBINED RML AND TIE BRACE- APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15. ms.

1,189,933. Patented July 4, 1916.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY WILLIAM H. GARRETT, OF GENTRALIA, MISSOURI;

COMBINED BAIL AND TIE BRACE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4:, 1916.

Application filed September 15, 1915. Serial No. 50,883.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WVI LIAM H. GARRETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Centralia, in the county of Boone and State of Missouri, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in a Combined Rail and Tie Brace, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combined rail brace and tie brace.

The primary object of my invention resides in the provision of a device of the type above described for preventing lateral movement of the rails of a track bed and for preventing undue and unnecessary movement of the ties of a track bed.

Another object of my invention resides in the provision of peculiarly constructed braces for association with the outer sides of the rails of a track bed and the adjacent ties having novel means associated therewith for removably holding them in position.

A further object of my invention resides in the provision of a device of the character described that is simple in construction, eflicient in operation and one that can be manufactured and placed on the market at a minimum cost.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of my invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim forming a part of this specification.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a top plan view of my invention associated with a portion of a track bed; Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of my invention taken through the line 33 of Fig. 1, look ing in the direction in which the arrow points, illustrating to advantage the peculiar construction and arrangement of the device as a whole.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate like or corresponding parts throughout the different views, I provide a track bed comprising a plurality of ties l and a pair of rails 2 arranged transversely of and in spaced parallel relation with each other on the ties.

In order to facilitate the bracing of the rails and ties of the track bed, I have formed my improved rail and tie brace, generally designated by the numeral 3. In this instance my improved combined rail and tie brace consists of two oppositely threaded rods 4 and 5, the threaded terminals having a turn buckle 6 associated therewith.

The opposite extremities of the rods 4: and 5 are also threaded and associated with my peculiarly formed tie and rail braces, each of which in this instance comprises a rectangular body 7 having their respective ends provided with recesses 8 on their under surfaces, the recesses being arranged over the upper edges of the adjacent ties as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings. Extending laterally from the upper inner edges of the body are a pair of spaced parallel arranged arms 9. The under surfaces of the arms are arranged at an angle to the inner side of the body and contact intimately with the upper surfaces of the outer portion of the base flange of the rails, the extreme outer edge 11 of the arms being arranged in close relation with the outer face of the webs of the rails, whereas a portion 12 of the upper edge of the arms is arranged in close relation with the under surface of the heads of the webs. This arrangement of the arms is clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the acoompanying drawings and upon reference to this figure it will be obvious that the arms conform to the outer sides of the rails and snugly fit them.

The operation of my invention is as follows: In applying this invention to a track bed as illustrated in the figures, the bodies 7 to which the rods 4 and 5 are connected are arranged between the two adjacent ties to the outer sides of the rails so that the recesses 8 are in intimate contact with the upper adjacent edges of the ties. The bodies are now slid inwardly so that the oppositely threaded ends of the rods 4 and 5 may be associated with the turn buckle 6. During this inward sliding movement the braces 9 are arranged so that the under surfaces thereof will contact with the upper surfaces of the outer portions of the base flanges of the rails 2, whereupon by tightening the turn buckles 6 the bodies will be drawn toward each other and consequently cause the edges of the arms 9 to be arranged in intimate contact with the outer surfaces of the rails.

Although I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I desire it to be understood that I am not to be limited to the exact details shown. However, I desire that great stress be laid upon the arrangement of the peculiarly formed body and the arms extending therefrom for bracing the rails and ties of a track bed when they are in an adjusted position.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it can easily be seen that I have provided a device that is simple in construction, contain ing but a few simple parts that can be cheaply manufactured and assembled and when assembled can be placed upon the market and sold at a minimum cost.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings com prehend only the preferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in detail of construction, proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made within the scope of the appended claim and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination with a track bed, of tie braces having the lower surfaces of their respective ends reduced to provide recesses to consequently permit of the arrangement of the braces about the upper edges of adjacent ties, the main portion of the braces being disposed between adjacent ties of the track bed and arranged below the plane of the under surfaces of the rails of the track bed, in tegrally formed arms extending in spaced parallel relation with each other from the inner edges of the reduced ends of the braces and engageable with and conforming to the contour of the outer sides of the rails of the track bed, threaded rods anchored in the inner surfaces of the main portions of the braces and extending beneath the rails of the track bed, and a turnbuckle engageable upon the free ends of the rods for removably holding the arms and braces in position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVILLIAM H. GARRETT.

Witnesses:

H. S. BooTI-i, J. R. SANNS.

Copies 0! this g'lacent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. O. 

